Why do bodybuilders paint each other before the championship?
Why do bodybuilders paint each other before the championship?
The bodybuilding championship is a muscle contest, so it is necessary that the judges and the audience clearly see the bodies of competitors, which makes the stage of tournaments always well lit
Excess light, however, can make the image ‘burst’, leaving the athlete too bright so that the referees see the separation between the muscles and the depth of these ‘cuts’
Special body paint has the function of making the athlete’s body darker, enabling referees and fans to see the physicists presented even with the strong lighting of competitions
Body painting causes the body of those who use it to look opaque, so most athletes also pass a thin layer of oil on the skin, which gives it a shine and a more shiny look aspect
Generally, bodybuilders shave and exfoliate the skin before the paint passes. While the hair hinders the visualization of the muscles, the cleansing of the skin makes the paint have more grip
The paint takes two to three days to completely leave the body. The product is made by specialized companies and athletes direct the applicator where they want to pass more or less spray
Tanning can interfere with the end result. While the lack of paint in the face of strong stage lighting prevents judges from evaluating the muscles clearly, excess paint can camouflage muscle cuts
Ramon Dino, the most popular name of Brazilian bodybuilding, has had problems with tanning. At Mr Olympia 2024, the ink began to drain through his back and pectoral, which caused him to be off the podium
The father of bodybuilding is Eugen Sandow, a British who coined the term and held the first competition in London in 1901. The International Bodybuilders Federation was founded in 1946 by brothers Joe and Ben Weider in Canada
Athletes seek the development of muscle mass using training methods focusing on hypertrophy. The ultimate goal of the practice is to develop as much muscle mass as possible with the least amount of body fat
Like any other sport, bodybuilding requires extreme and rigid training and dedication of athletes. In addition to spending hours of their day doing bodybuilding and cardio exercises, they also need to maintain a strict diet
During the competitions, participants need to make several standard poses to show the physical from there, the judges evaluate the size and symmetry of the muscles and the execution of the movements
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